Twelve pupils at King Edward’s Senior and Junior School were delighted to be selected for the first of four Schools’ Biathlon Championship Semi Finals which took place at Bath University on Sunday 22^nd January.

Selection was tough. Schools were asked to submit run and swim times and only the top 50 out of a total 6,000 entries were invited to compete in each class. 

The event saw pupils from Years 5 to 7 tackling a 50m swim and 500m run, while Years 8 to Year 13 pupils had to complete a 100m swim and 1000m run for Years 8 to 12/13. Points are awarded for each discipline and final positions are decided by the total number of points achieved after both disciplines. There was  also a team element to the competition as the three top scoring individuals from a School in a class will count as a team.

Schools’ Biathlon Championship results for King Edward’s School were as follows:

Helen Earle, King Edward’s School Sports Department, commented: “Well done to all pupils who took part in the Schools’ Biathlon Championship. They showed great commitment and worked incredibly hard with their training and gained a great deal from the experience and deserve credit for their achievement.” 

Dulcie Walpole is waiting for the results of the other two Semi Finals to see whether she has got through to the Finals at Crystal Palace.

Children from King Edward’s Junior School were delighted to visit Jamie’s Farm on Thursday 2^nd February to find out how the new cows they raised money to buy were getting on.

In October 2010 pupils had a competition to name two new cows at Jamie’s Farm which they called Sizzlewink and Marzipan. They raised over £1,200 which went towards the purchase of three Jersey calves.

The children’s visit was a great opportunity to learn about the daily tasks that take place on a farm. Pupils helped with feeding the calves, pigs and chickens, rounding up the sheep and seeing a shoe being fitted by the Farrier on one of the horses.

 Jamie’s Farm is a local charity which helps children and teenagers who are at risk from social exclusion. Vulnerable young people spend time on the farm experiencing a positive family environment. Their confidence and self esteem are helped through praise and opportunities for experiencing success through their work on the farm.

Year 6 enjoyed a taste of what life would have been like for pupils in a Victorian lesson on Monday 30th January.

They learnt about the use of corporal punishment, the cane, and how children who couldn't answer a question would have to go stand in the corner and wear the dunce's hat.

Although everyone enjoyed the Victorian experience,  they were very pleased that lessons went back to normal in the afternoon.